Tony Scott memorial film scholarship established by relatives

Tony Scott with his wife, Donna Wilson, and their children at the Los Angeles première of Unstoppable in 2010 (Getty Images)

The family of Top Gun director Tony Scott has created a memorial scholarship at the American Film Institute to help future film-makers and honour his creative legacy.

The British film-maker and younger brother of Gladiator director Sir Ridley Scott jumped from a bridge into Los Angeles Harbour on August 19. Family and close friends gathered over the weekend for a private memorial.

According to his death certificate released yesterday, Scott was cremated and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home.

The document does not include a formal determination of the cause of Scott's death. Coroner's officials expect it will take several weeks to end their investigation, but they are treating his case as a probable suicide.

The last film Scott directed was 2010's Unstoppable.

AP